Shimla, 26 May

An email claiming that a bomb had been planted at the Himachal Pradesh State Secretariat here sent security forces into a tizzy.

Nothing suspicious, however, was found during a search, officials said.

On Sunday, after information about the explosive was received, bomb disposal and dog squads rushed to the state secretariat and conducted a thorough search of the premises, officials said.

Though the threat turned out to be a hoax, security was tightened at the secretariat as a precautionary measure, they said.

According to officials, efforts are being made to identify the source of the email.

This is the second time that the secretariat has received a bomb threat email this year. In April too, there was a bomb hoax at the secretariat.